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Postbac premed programs |
| Message Name: |
socially beneficial |
| Date Posted: |
02/12/2003 |
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that's very interesting. i'm already somewhat sick of IB just from one summer caged inside an office tower. i'm sticking with it for a couple of years for experience that i hope to use in some socially beneficial role one day - whether it be medicine or something else.
your soul searching experience is eerily similar to my post-summer analyst IB thoughts. do a lot of bankers and consultants feel this way after some time in their respective fields?
i'd go right into pre-med mode right now, but i don't know for sure if it's for me. i want to live a life on my own for a bit and see how my views adapt to the real world.
it's comforting to hear from so many "non-traditional" folk. thanks for responding! |
| Message: |
well, my 'socially beneficial' rationale for working in I-Banking is that as a doctor in the future i'll be able to sympathize with the burnt-out ex-banker patients suffering from hypertension!
if all you are interested in is making money - I think bankers/consultants can be content with their jobs. But I am sure many find the money-chase hollow ans self-defeating and move on.
I also doubt that taking the analyst job will be beneficial in terms of appying business experience in the future. for one - if you only expect to stay on as an analyst, you're just going to be stuck plugging numbers into excel with minimal client contact and two - by the time you'd finish medical school - the I-banking industry will have evolved and most of your I-banking network moved on.
on the bright side - the analyst job will be impressive on your c.v. or pos-bac application and if you have loans, help pay them off, plus establish a good work ethic. I support your conclusion to gain real world experience. if I could have done it all over again, I would have worked before entering undergrad.
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